Captain's Log

The winds have come fair and started filling in again, so we’re back on course for St Helena making five knots in a glorious sailing breeze. We passed back into the Tropic of Capricorn yesterday evening and the air temperature is perfect at 25°C.
SHIPS WORK: Sent down the strong fore upper topsail today and sent up an older fair-weather sail as its replacement – all while leaving the t’gallant sail above it set, which made the ship look a bit
‘gap-toothed’ for a while. We also replaced the main lower topsail.
Lots of sailmaking activity happening today: John, Tammy, Elvira, Agnes and Amanda are working on tabling a new inner jib and a new lower topsail, repairing an old upper topsail and making a new topmast staysail.
BOUND FROM: Luderitz, Namibia, South Atlantic Ocean
TOWARDS: James Bay, St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean
TIME ZONE: GMT +1
NOON POSITION: 23°18.3S /009°46.5’E
DAYS RUN: 70 nm
PASSAGE DISTANCE RUN: 403 nm
DISTANCE REMAINING: 975 nm
COURSE AND SPEED: North West, Course made good 294° true, 5 knots
WIND: Wind Force 4, South West x South
WEATHER: Fair, 3/8 cloud, barometer 1019 millibars and steady,
visibility very good
SWELL HEIGHT & DIRECTION: South South West 1-2m
SAILS SET: All sails set
Sending down the fore upper topsail

Barque Picton Castle

The Barque Picton Castle is a three-masted tall ship based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada but best known for our adventurous sail training voyages around the world. Anyone can become a trainee crew member, no experience required, just a desire to become part of the crew that sails the ship. With the guidance of our professional crew, you'll literally learn the ropes. Join us as a trainee crew member on our seventh world circumnavigation voyage beginning in April 2018, applications are being accepted now. Sign on for the full voyage or for just a leg of the voyage!

Latest Captain's Log

By Cara Lauzon We had an amazing afternoon of sailing yesterday with
so many different things going on, then as the sun was setting the
wind died and we took sail and began motoring. We woke this morning to
a clear sk...